2(which has NOTHING to do with 1;))`WUAI`while ur at it...plz correct me if i'm wrong.
Watashi to anata wa suguihashimasu. (You and I run a lot.)
Watashi ya anata wa suguihashimasu. (People like me and you run a lot.)

3(which has absolutely NOTHING to do with 1 or 2;))Whenever I use multiple adjectivals, what - exactly - do i change to ending to on -i adjectives.

That's "kuruma", not "kurumo". Roughly the difference between "car" and "automobile", in fact the first two kanji of "jidousha" mean "self moving", the same as "automobile".

2(which has NOTHING to do with 1;))WUAIwhile ur at it...plz correct me if i'm wrong. Watashi to anata wa suguihashimasu. (You and I run a lot.) Watashi ya anata wa suguihashimasu. (People like me and you run a lot.)

The first one: You and I run a lot (but no one else does.)The second one: You and I run a lot (and so do other people.)

"To" joins a complete list of nouns. "Ya" joins a partial list of nouns. Using "ya" is like putting "etc." at the end of a list in English.

Edit: looks like you added something on when I wasn't watching.

3(which has absolutely NOTHING to do with 1 or 2)Whenever I use multiple adjectivals, what - exactly - do i change to ending to on -i adjectives.

I'm lost on "sugui" honestly. Do you mean "-sugi"? It's a suffix, not a prefix. But "-sugi" doesn't mean "a lot" it means "too much" or implies excessiveness. To say 'runs too much' you would say "hashisugi." You could maybe use "zuibun" or "hijyou ni" for 'a lot'... but I could be off.

Or AM I off for sure...? I've looked and didn't find any "sugui"... >_>

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4(which - you guessed it - has not a DARN thang to do w/ 1 or 2 or 3;)) When it comes to kanji, are there specific instances when one would use the KUN reading or the ON reading? In other words:
For example -- [North]
When should I use 'kita' and when should I use 'hoku'?
Do the uses 'kita/hoku' have anything to do with the part of speech as which they function?
[small](Not trying to be funny)Are my questions pretty clear?[/small]

You learn the word, don't worry about the reading until you learn the word. Some words will use the onyomi, some the kunyomi. Most, but not all, words made entirely of kanji will use the onyumi. Most, but not all, words that have embedded or suffixed kana will use the kunyomi. On- and kunyomi help you guess how to read a new word when you already know the kanji, but it's best to look it up.

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